The invention discloses a material
drying device and method. The material
drying device comprises a
rotary kiln, a
drying sleeve and a propelling mechanism. The drying sleeve sleeves the outer side of the
rotary kiln, one end of the drying sleeve is provided with a feed port, the other end of the drying sleeve is provided with a
discharge port, and the drying sleeve is used for guiding materials needing to be dried and drying the materials through
waste heat of the
rotary kiln; the propelling mechanism comprises a spiral feeding blade, a spiral cleaning and scraping blade and a telescopic piece, the spiral feeding blade and the telescopic piece are fixedly arranged on the outer side of the rotary
kiln and rotate along with the rotary
kiln, and the spiral feeding blade is located on the inner side of the drying sleeve. According to the rotary
kiln, the kiln body of the rotary kiln is sleeved with the drying sleeve, a channel for drying materials is formed,
waste heat on the outer surface of the kiln body is used for drying, under the action of the spiral feeding blade and the spiral cleaning and scraping blade of the propelling mechanism, the materials are smoothly fed in the channel, the continuous drying and feeding process is achieved, and the drying efficiency is improved. And the materials can be continuously dried along with the continuous work of the rotary kiln.